TERRACOOPA

What TERRACOOPA does

TERRACOOPA is a Coopérative d'Activités et d'Entrepreneurs (CAE) headquartered in Montpellier, France, founded in 2012 by three partners (Crealad, Adear, Joseph Le Blanc). It functions as both an incubator and a service aggregator for ecological entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs in agriculture, landscape, food transformation, training, animation, and consulting join as salaried members while retaining commercial autonomy, with the cooperative providing the CESA legal framework, accounting, payroll, and accompaniment. As of latest disclosure it hosts roughly 70 entrepreneur associates plus a small core staff of three co-managers (Diane Pellequer, Nicolas Genaudeau, Samantha Seropian), activity referents, and an accounting function.

The cooperative operates a proprietary physical testing infrastructure at the Domaine de Viviers in Clapiers — 11 hectares on the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Agriparc, divided into eight one-hectare plots with 800m² of cold tunnels, irrigation, and shared equipment — and a second 4.8-hectare urban collective farm at the Domaine de la Condamine in Montpellier. A transformation laboratory at the Marché d'Intérêt National supports a food-processing line. All production is AB-certified organic, and the cooperative holds ESUS solidarity-enterprise, Qualiopi training, and environmental-charter credentials.

Revenue flows from membership contributions on associate turnover, direct service billing (gardening under the Service à la Personne scheme, public-sector landscape contracts, training programs), and agricultural product sales through bio stores, weekly markets, restaurants, and on-site catering. Customers are spread across private individuals, restaurants, municipalities, EHPADs, schools, and property syndicates. Distribution is community-led and event-driven, anchored by the annual Terrafiesta festival (1,000+ visitors in 2022) and TERRAPRO trade participation, with national network leverage through founding membership in RENETA and the Fédération des CAE.

Name

TERRACOOPA

Legal name

Terracoopa

Website

https://terracoopa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TERRACOOPA is a Montpellier-based cooperative of activities and entrepreneurs (CAE) founded in 2012 that hosts ~70 ecological entrepreneurs across agriculture, landscape, food transformation, training, animation, and consulting, providing legal hosting, accounting, and 11 hectares of organic testing infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), All Other Support Services (561990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

SME & Entrepreneurship Development (Trade-Linked) (BPADAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF)

Keywords

• Organic agricultural cooperative
• Agricultural testing space
• Eco-entrepreneurship support
• Ecological landscape services
• Agro-ecology training

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier, Occitanie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Membership Fees: Entrepreneurs pay membership fees to the cooperative for the legal framework, administrative support, and accompaniment services provided. The cooperative structure enables entrepreneurs to operate as salaried employees while maintaining entrepreneurial autonomy.
2. Service Provision Revenue: The 70 entrepreneurs generate revenue through direct service provision to clients including agricultural production, landscaping, food transformation, training, animation, and consulting services. Revenue flows through the cooperative structure with entrepreneurs maintaining autonomy over their pricing and client relationships.
3. Agricultural Product Sales: Production from agricultural entrepreneurs is sold through various channels including bio stores, markets, restaurants, and direct sales. Products include vegetables, flowers, honey, wine, seeds, and processed goods.
4. Professional Training Services: Training programs in agro-ecology and collective intelligence delivered by entrepreneur-specialists. Certified Qualiopi training organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TERRACOOPA is a Coopérative d'Activités et d'Entrepreneurs (CAE) headquartered in Montpellier, France, that provides a secure legal framework, administrative management, and individual/collective support for approximately 70 entrepreneurs operating across six ecological domains: Agriculture, Arbres et Paysage (tree care and landscape), Transformation (food processing), Formations (training), Animation (environmental workshops), and Conseil Étude (consulting). The cooperative enables entrepreneurs to test, develop, and solidify their agricultural and environmental businesses while maintaining salaried employee status, and connects clients with vetted eco-professionals for integrated ecological projects.

Product overview

TERRACOOPA is a Coopérative d'Activités et d'Entrepreneurs (CAE) headquartered in Montpellier, France, offering a comprehensive ecosystem of services for ecological entrepreneurship. The cooperative provides approximately 70 entrepreneurs with a secure legal framework, administrative management, and individual/collective support. The product portfolio comprises six core service lines: Agriculture (certified organic farming), Arbres et Paysage (tree care and landscaping), Transformation (food processing), Formations (professional training), Animation (environmental education workshops), and Conseil Étude (consulting and feasibility studies). Additional services include an agricultural test space at Domaine de Viviers with 11 hectares of organic land and an archipelago testing device for entrepreneurs with existing land. The cooperative operates as both a business incubator and service aggregator, connecting entrepreneurs with clients seeking ecological services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agriculture Biological agriculture services including organic vegetable production, wine-making, seeds, honey, flowers, fruits, and permaculture. Approximately 10 farmers certified in organic agriculture offering direct-to-consumer and restaurant sales.
• Arbres et Paysage (Tree and Landscape) Tree care and landscape services including garden creation, maintenance, tree diagnostics, pruning, cabling, dry stone walls, and ecological landscaping. About 20 landscapers, arborists and qualified pruners.
• Transformation (Food Processing) Agricultural product processing including pastries, bread, tofu, cosmetics, wine, teas, vegan and gluten-free products. Transformed products marketed through various local outlets.
• Formations (Professional Training) Professional training programs in agro-ecology and collective intelligence, delivered by Qualiopi-certified active specialists. Training emphasizes practical pedagogy and technical skills development.
• Animation (Environmental Workshops) Environmental animation services including workshops on organic cosmetics, botanical walks, cooking workshops, kokedama creation, floral design, and permaculture gardening. Includes therapeutic gardening for schools and care homes (EHPAD).
• Conseil Étude (Consulting and Studies) Cooperative study bureau offering multidisciplinary consulting in hydrology, agronomy, short supply chains, agricultural test space projects, and tree expertise for territorial engineering projects.
• Espace Test Agricole du Domaine de Viviers Agricultural testing space at Domaine de Viviers in Clapiers, offering 11 hectares within an agri-park, 100% organic, with 8 one-hectare plots including cold tunnels and irrigation for new farmers to test their activities.
• Dispositif de Test en Archipel (Archipelago Testing Device) Testing framework for entrepreneurs who have found their own land. Terracoopa provides legal hosting and support for launching agricultural activities on private, municipal, or existing farm lands - all certified organic.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ visitors at Terrafiesta 2022 festival
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération des CAEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Member of the national CAE Federation connecting Terracoopa with other Cooperatives d'Activités et d'Entrepreneurs across France. The federation promotes alternative entrepreneurship models and provides collective representation and support.
• InterservicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Partnership with Interservices enables gardening service provision under Service à la Personne (SAP) scheme, allowing household clients to benefit from tax credits for small gardening work.
• RENETA (Réseau National des Espaces Tests Agricoles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Terracoopa is a founding member of RENETA, the national network for agricultural testing spaces. This partnership enables knowledge sharing, best practice exchange, and collaborative research on sustainable agricultural project development. RENETA supports the establishment and operation of agricultural testing devices across France.
• SAFER (Société d'Aménagement Foncier et d'Etablissement Rural)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011SAFER managed the land allocation proposal for the Domaine de Viviers Agriparc on behalf of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, enabling Terracoopa's establishment as a tenant farmer.
• Montpellier Méditerranée MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Primary territorial partner managing the Domaine de Viviers Agriparc where Terracoopa operates as one of 13 farmers. The Métropole acquired the Domaine in 2010 and assigned land management to SAFER, with Terracoopa becoming a tenant farmer. Also partner for the urban collective farm at Domaine de la Condamine.
• Pôle REALIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness incubator and hub located in Montpellier housing Terracoopa's headquarters, fostering ecosystem of sustainable business development and entrepreneurship support.
• Région OccitanieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council partner supporting sustainable agriculture and ecological transition initiatives in the Occitanie region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rhizobiòme: Rhizobiòme is a French cooperative/CAE focused on ecological transition and sustainable entrepreneurship. Its combination of cooperative hosting, entrepreneur support, and environmental positioning makes it one of the closest category peers to Terracoopa.
• Oxalis: Oxalis is a French CAE/SCOP that provides entrepreneurs with a legal and administrative framework to develop their activities. Its cooperative hosting and accompaniment model is closely comparable to Terracoopa, even though its activities are not exclusively ecological.
• Alter'Incus: Alter'Incus is a French cooperative of activity and employment that hosts and supports entrepreneurs through shared operational services. It is relevant to Terracoopa's CAE model, though it has a broader geographic and sector scope.
• Coopaname: Coopaname is a French cooperative of activity and employment that hosts and supports entrepreneurs with legal, administrative, accounting, and business-development services. It is a close organizational peer because it combines a cooperative framework with shared services and member autonomy, although it serves a broader set of sectors.

Others

• Initiative France: Initiative France is a national network of local associations that finances and mentors entrepreneurs and small businesses, with a focus on business creation and resilience. It is an adjacent ecosystem peer because it helps Terracoopa's target entrepreneurs access capital and follow-on support, but it is not an incubator or agricultural operator.

Emerging players

• New Entry Sustainable Farming Project: New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is a farm incubator that trains and supports beginning, immigrant, and refugee farmers through land access, production training, and market-development assistance. It is a partial peer for Terracoopa's incubation and organic-farming capabilities, with a different social mission and geography.
• ALBA: ALBA is an agricultural training and farm-incubation organization that helps beginning farmers establish viable farm businesses, with an emphasis on land access and sustainable production. It is comparable to Terracoopa's agricultural testing and entrepreneurial-support model, though it is a nonprofit regional operator.
• Intervale Center: Intervale Center is a nonprofit food-and-farm incubator providing land, training, and market access to beginning farmers alongside broader food-system programs. Its farm-incubation model is comparable to Terracoopa's test-farm and support ecosystem, although it operates in the United States.
• CIAP Pays de la Loire: CIAP Pays de la Loire is a regional agricultural incubator and installation cooperative that helps new farmers test and launch projects through training, support, and land access. It is a partial peer to Terracoopa's agricultural test-space offering, with a different regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• BGE: BGE is a national network that supports business creation and development through advice, training, incubation, and financing. It is a broad incumbent comparator for Terracoopa's entrepreneur-support and accompaniment functions, but it lacks Terracoopa's agricultural testing and ecological specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/p/Terracoopa-100064530858630/?locale=fr_FR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/terracoopa
• Instagraminstagram.com/cae_terracoopa

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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